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Certain Frogs (forming a very large group) are termed Tree-frogs, from their
adaptation to arboreal life by means of the dilatation of the ends of the digits into
sucking discs, by which they can adhere to leaves. One of them, the common
green ...
Certain Frogs (forming a very large group) are termed Tree-frogs, from their
adaptation to arboreal life by means of the dilatation of the ends of the digits into
sucking discs, by which they can adhere to leaves. One of them, the common
green ...
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Bohadsch, as quoted by Johnston, says that the Penna- tulce swim by means of
their pinner, which they use in the same manner that fishes do their fins. Ellis
says : " It is an animal that swims freely about in the sea, many of them having a ...
Bohadsch, as quoted by Johnston, says that the Penna- tulce swim by means of
their pinner, which they use in the same manner that fishes do their fins. Ellis
says : " It is an animal that swims freely about in the sea, many of them having a ...
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The colour, however, is by no means constant, being often, as in the case of Mr.
Baxendell's observation, bluish green, and at times, as mentioned by Dr. Joule,
quite blue. The period of its duration, too, is likewise variable. Sometimes it lasts ...
The colour, however, is by no means constant, being often, as in the case of Mr.
Baxendell's observation, bluish green, and at times, as mentioned by Dr. Joule,
quite blue. The period of its duration, too, is likewise variable. Sometimes it lasts ...
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The due study of the means of restoring this balance, of turning it more and more
in our favour, of calling in to our aid more and more of the hitherto neglected
available species, or of the hitherto latent properties of those already in use, ...
The due study of the means of restoring this balance, of turning it more and more
in our favour, of calling in to our aid more and more of the hitherto neglected
available species, or of the hitherto latent properties of those already in use, ...
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We reckon already among our Fellows the great majority of those who have
acquired a name in zoology, or botany, and I sincerely hope that all men of
means who take a sincere interest in biological pursuits will think it a pleasure as
well as a ...
We reckon already among our Fellows the great majority of those who have
acquired a name in zoology, or botany, and I sincerely hope that all men of
means who take a sincere interest in biological pursuits will think it a pleasure as
well as a ...
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| Título | Nature, Volume 9 |
| Editor | Sir Norman Lockyer |
| Editora | Macmillan Journals Limited, 1874 |
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